[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—In his interesting work,
A Book on Wine, Mr. Shand agrees that the best vintages of Europe are retained for home consuMption. The same may be said of Australia,_ and it is opinions such as he expressed in his article, Drinking Imperially," that have in the past disdained to give impartial judgement to the wines of the Empire.
The names objected to by Mr. Shand are Anglicized and have probably become generic by usage of time. They were established in Australia upwards of a century ago by settlers, British and Continental, who realized that there was no other way of expressing type. The prefix " Australian " or " South African " is surely no deception, and, after all, where is the difference in 'saying " Australian Hock " or " Hock—the produce of France."
Australia probably never will challenge those wonderful and exquisite wines of Europe, but it does challenge average quality wines and aspire to the higher vintages. After all, it is the average wines of a country which count with the consuming publie.I am, Sir, &c.,
London, E.C. 3. Overseas Representative, Australian Wine Marketing Board. [Norm.—Mr. Morton Shand will reply to our correspondents in next week's issue of the Spectator.—ED. Spectator.]
Previous page
